“I couldn’t believe it at all,” said Robbie. “I was at home, embarrassingly sitting in my snuggie watching television when Christian called.

“I have been playing for over a year and never really expected to win.

"It was a nice bit of positive news, especially with everything that is going on at the moment.”

“I’ll probably just be sensible and keep the cash in the bank for the time being, but when this is all over maybe I could book myself a dream holiday somewhere,” the 22-year old from Worcester Park added.

BOTB presenter Williams surprises winners all over the world every week, and would usually have surprised Robbie on his doorstep and offered the famous BOTB hug, which has become his trademark over the years.

He said: “While it’s a shame that we couldn’t surprise Robbie in person as we normally would, to see his delighted face on the other side of the phone was just as special for me - even if he was embarrassed to be sat in a snuggie at the time of my call.

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